Ebola in west Africa: from disease outbreak to humanitarian crisis

The epidemic of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in west Africa like the 25th known outbreak since 1976. The main advantages and disadvantages of the use of hyperimmune plasma or serum from recovering patients in the treatment of patients with this virus.

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